Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-16

outfisted for the manufacture of every
disruption of rubber stamps for the
wholesale or retail trade of any part OF
Dakota.
Just across the river from Yankton,
in Nebraska, there is a large amount of
hay which has been cut lying on the
ground and waiting for the stackers.
This hay has been badly damaged by
the rain of the past week and the farm
ers who have taken the trouble to cut it
will be the losers.
Aldermen Gilman, English, Balmat
and MoVay have bsen constituted a
oomsnittee of the city council to inquire
into the cost and advisability of con-
stracting q city hall, truck house and
city jail. This is a move which com.
mends itself TO the public. The building
will also furnish office and vault room
for the city officers and their records.
Father O'Grady, pastor of the vermil.
lion Catholic church, died at Bishop
Martyrs residence in this city to-day, at
IL O'clock, of consumption, from the
attacks of which he has suffered for
several months. Father O'Grady had
been a clergyman for eighteen months
and was much respected by his clerical
associates and practitioners. The funeral
will be held at three p. M, tomorrow.
The Sioux City Journal states that
John Brennan, the aged father OF Hon.
John Brennan. OF Sioux City, and of
Pat and Mike Bremen, of Yankton,
together with q daughter OF Mrs. Alex
Osvll, of Elk Point, while driving over
the tracks near the Floyd, last Sunday
we're thrown from the wsgon. A screw
holding the seat came out and the JOLT
ing of the wagsn while crossing the
tracks caused it to loosen, throwing both
out. MIR. Brennan was picked up in an
unconscious condition, but fortunately
he was not seriously injured. The young
lady received q cut on the forehead.
Both luckily escaped serious injury.
The Sioux City Journal tells this in its
issue of this morning: "Oonductor
jackson of the Yankton tram had a
matinee yesterday with two Yankton
damsels CT questionable character who
were coming to this city to look over the
boom. They had purchased tickets as
far as Vermillion, but when the train
had pulled out of that station the con-
duotor noticed them still abroad.
When asked to pay their fare they re-
fused at frat. but when the conductor
stopped the train. and began making
preparations for dumping them on the
prairie, they came down with the wealth,
Conductor Jackson generally means
business when he asks tor fare."s
The Dakota division executive coun-
Oil of south Dakota composed of General
HI Oh j. Campbell F. J.. Washao augh,
E. g. Oauldeld, General o. Il. Campbell
Hon. O..S. Clifford. James A. Ward, A.
tG. Kellam, L. W. Crofoot, j. @. Nc
Mamma, G. A. Matthews, L w. Staple
and John 81. Drake was called to meet
in Yankton to-day for the trans
act business. General Hugh
5. Campbell of Yankton and General
O. L. Campbell, of Scotland, were pre-.
sent at the meeting and the other mem
bers of the council were represented by
proxy, e. Ct. Smith and George Fl, II.
Hand, of this city having the proxies
The body continued it's deliberations tc
o late hour and the result could not be
procured in time for to-day's issue.
Frsd Miller ,one of the parties arrested
for catching fish with q seine in jim
river, asserts that the statement that he
and his partner had been making threats
against the officers und jim river people
Is untrue-that they are peacefully fol-
lowing their vocation of catching fish in
the Missouri river and have no intention
of harming any person. Our CONTRARY
statement was made upon the evidence
of . deputy sheriff. IL is further explained
that MIR. Miller and his partner did no
lump their bail and that no proceedings
IN forfeiture of bail have been instituted
for the reason that the second arrest va
Illegal after the case had been disposed
of IN another court. Neither were th,
men fined. Mr.. Miller says he has no
fshed with D seine in the Jim, but tina
he confines his operations to the Mis-.
sour. where ne frequently pulls on
catfish weighing 165 pounds.
DIED.
:, WITHIE-On the morning of Aug, 9Th, 1887
: Sadie Pearl. daughter of Il. Nj. and NJ. J
! Withie, aged two years and seven months.
Hurley, Dakota, and Portland, Maine
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